Dasyatis say
Bluntnose Stingray
NS
G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes)
Myliobatiformes (Stingrays)
Dasyatidae (Whiptail Stingrays)
Dasyatis
Dasyatis say (Bluntnose Stingray)
Description
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McEachran & Fechhelm (McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. University of Texas Press, Austin.)
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Characters
Lozenge-shaped disc; moderately long snout (preorbital length 15-17% of disc width); long, slender, whip-like tail; outer corners of disc broadly rounded; mouth moderately arched; upper jaw slightly projecting at symphysis; lower jaw slightly indented at symphysis; floor of mouth with transverse row of three stout papillae flanked by single small papilla on each side; upper jaw with 36-50 tooth rows; teeth of juveniles and females with quadrangular bases and rounded cusps; teeth of adult males with quadrangular bases and broad, triangular cusps; anterior margin of pelvic fin nearly straight; outer corner of pelvic fin abruptly rounded; tail with dorsal fold posterior to serrated spine; ventral surface of tail with fold; denticles along midbelt of disc and on dorsal and lateral aspects of tail in mature specimens; thorns or tubercles along midline of disc and on scapular region
Grayish brown, olivaceous brown, reddish brown, or dusky green dorsally; occasionally with bluish spots, darker near lateral and posterior margins, or narrowly edged with white; ventral surface white to whitish, occasionally with dark blotches or dark margin
Distribution
Western Atlantic from Massachusetts (rare), New Jersey (rare)
Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes
Distinguished from other species of the family by the combination of characters
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